“Let’s do a latex photoshoot on the London Underground,” she said. “It will be FUN,” she said…
“and I shall wear my Libidex catsuit in smoky grey TRANSPARENT latex!”
And before I truly understood what I had actually agreed to do, I was following Mistress Evilyne’s latex clad body, down the suburban streets of West London to the closest Underground station.
“Ummm, don’t you want to take a coat?”, I called after her : “uhhh, no, it’ll just be more for you to carry”, she kindly replied…
Latex in the public eye
It’s a fact, the fetish connotations are strong, however latex has its own place in mainstream fashion and is regularly seen on the catwalks, usually incorporated as a mere interesting “texture” by The World’s Greatest Designers.
Soon to follow in high street stores. Top Shop even had its own range at one point. It’s confusing for fetishists, and that’s just not fair.
But if anything weird is going on in the Underground, of course Londoners are way too polite to acknowledge, consequently, Mistress Evilyne was free to pose her way through Baker St and the Circle line all the way to Convent Garden…
What is it about the Underground anyway? When someone is being controversial or confrontational, what makes us look the other way? In some ways the English are so repressed and stifled in showing emotion… in other ways so creative, reactive and free…
Out on the streets of London people were (ok mostly fellas were) much more open and curious and wanted to understand what Mistress Evilyne was wearing, and why she chose to wear it. How would those same people have behaved if they’d encountered the same, but Underground?
Anyway, Mistress was only too happy to chat and respond to all the curious questions; business cards in hand.
Coffee and ice-cream break accomplished we head off to our last latex photoshoot location in the depths of Covent Garden’s Underground station. I was feeling quite inspired by the wrought iron stairs and grungy walls, however when Mistress moved into her first fancy pose…. rrrrrrrrrip! (It was the sound of her catsuit tearing). Her transparent latex catsuit basically tore without any reason. Her bottom was hanging out – no coat to cover up – what were we to do???
Libidex London
Luckily, the Libidex London shop was just around the corner! Surely they might take some responsibility for the situation! But no, there was nothing they could do. Apparently the catsuit was “…a size too small and next time you should definitely buy a bigger one.”
“Ohhhh you came out without a coat?! Just get a Taxi home”, they suggested “great, thanks for that helpful advice”
And that’s where this story ends, with us traveling home in comfort with the good company of our Uber driver.
Libidex: Honestly it’s not the first story I have heard of their fragile latex breakages: suits splitting upon first wear, holes poked through toes. Special features include a rapid degradation of the shine resulting in lack lustre patches on the butt and knees…
Meh, they might just be the fetish equivalent of fast fashion, contributing to the world’s landfill.
Support small independent business! If you need some names of groovy latex designers here are some of my favourites:
I’m excited to announce that I have booked this magnificent location for a photoshoot on the 27th and 28th May 2019. The Clock Tower is based in the heart of south east London in the Crystal Palace / Gipsy Hill area and can be reached within 20-25 minutes from London Bridge, Victoria and Clapham Junction. There is also off-street parking for 2 cars.
I have 3 spots left available to anyone who is interested in a shoot with me; I photograph all walks of life from sex workers to performance artists to kinky couples to… families, yes – please feel free to book in a old school studio portrait session where we will create beautiful, timeless portraits with your mums, kids, and why not your precious pets, too.
The cost of the shoot will be £300 and will last 60 minutes.
This includes:
A tour of the entire clock tower to find the corners that inspire you the most. This place is big enough for everyone’s photos to look completely different. That’s my promise to you!
1 outfit change – we will shoot 2 outfits in total but please bring accessories to change up the look
5 final retouched images plus 2-3 extra detail shots (see the gallery below). These are great for Twitter headers!
If you wish to book a double spot the cost will revert to my regular fee of £550 and your shooting time will be slightly extended to 2.5 hours and all the above doubled too.
27th May
28th May
11.30am – booked
11.30am – booked
1.00pm – booked
1.00pm – booked
2.30pm
2.30pm
4.00pm
4.00pm – booked
Miss Kim Rub is available for HMUA if needed at a charge of £100 for makeup and £150 for both hair and makeup. Please contact her directly to organise this. If you do book in HMUA please arrive 1.5 hours before your booked time slot.
Please arrive at least 30 minutes earlier, or if you have booked HMUA 90 minutes earlier.
T&Cs
Pay in full to secure your spot
Your payment is non-refundable
In the event of late arrivals, I will try to be as accommodating as possible however you agree that there is a possibility that your shoot time will be reduced.
Your digital files will be delivered within 2 weeks
If you would like to book please email me at rachel@fetishwebmistress.com and include your preferred time, your full business name and email to which I will then send you an invoice.
If you have any questions, please don’t hesitate to ask!
Some example of photos created using natural light on location similar in style and quality of what I believe we will achieve on the Clock Tower shootout :
Some time ago, whilst in the midst of designing an old issue of Skin Two Magazine, I realised that the photos I was laying out, were portraying something very special. Not just a gorgeous pair of handmade Italian red leather boots but a gorgeous pair of boots that had a butt plug as a heel.
Years later and I find myself in possession of a pair of very similar boots; Stuart Thom has sent me the famous Ainsley-T “Fuck Me Lick Me” plug boots and it’s only 30 degrees celsius outside so why not get dressed in as much latex as possible and work on a self-portrait?
The heat got the better of me, but not before capturing these few photos – enjoy!. Make sure to check out the full range of erotic fetish foot wear on the Ainsley-T website
My April 2016 trip to London meant copious amounts of client meetings, socialising (i.e alcoholising), family and friend catch-ups and, my current favourite activity: photoshoots. Not just kinky photoshoots either! I am moonlighting as a mainstream photographer and also did a fashion shoot and, an extremely straight, corporate portrait, in a business park. Funnily enough, out of three other fetish photoshoots, the corporate shoot was the instance where security asked us to move on. (more…)
London Mistress, Lady Bellatrix and I spent quite a few good months working towards the launch of HeavyRubberDominatrix.com the International Glaminatrix; Lady Bellatrix herself, came to Paris to celebrate. (more…)
Here’s a selection from the photo shoot I did with Goddess Anastaxia last June when she was in Paris. This Goddess is well known as one of the most beautiful female wrestlers on the planet! Yes! She will wrestle you into submission – be warned! (more…)
